If you are going to be a well-received dad blogger, then you're going to have to get networked into the dad blog scene. That means following and talking to other dad bloggers through e-mail and twitter. You'll get to know them pretty well and many will be outside your niche.
Dad bloggers are a diverse community with many blogs on several different subjects. If you want to get your blog out there, then a more diverse group of people are going to have to know who you are. Guest blogging is a way for you to write about what you know, but on different blogs. Guest blogging can be a touchy subject to broach because some blogs are open to it and some aren't.